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Re: the upside of anger?!....value of original Apple 'HomePod' is going up after discontinuation.... - 5 weeks ago

The price increase is probably related to SmartHome shutting down and turning off their servers with out notice. They produce the Insteon system. I own about $2000 worth of their dimmer switches. With their hub the dimmers worked with Google and Alexa and an app could remotely control them. No one really knew the hub was cloud based and when the server was shut down no more smart home functions

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Re: Optical lens cleaner peferences? - 4 months ago

. I have been using the Leader brand recently full strength. It works very well.

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Re: New concrete patio: Smooth or Broomed? - 5 months ago

Probably to late but I would do an exposed sand micro etch finish with a surface retarder

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Re: NFL Week 12 Talk (Spoilers) - 5 months ago

Sea Hawks didn't lose yesterday

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Re: What are your plans for this Memorial Day Weekend - 1 year ago

To not set up my new Sony oled that Costco was to deliver last Monday. Now they say June 1st to 3rd or maybe on the 5th

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Re: my Face book account has been hijacked - 1 year ago

yes It has been a mess. changed the password on my email account first. they tried changing passwords on several accounts but they were unable. they did make a charge on Grub hub which charges have been reversed.

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my Face book account has been hijacked - 1 year ago

Someone had gained access to my email account. They then went to my face book account and asked for a password reset I received an email notifying me but I was to late. I tried to reset the password but the reply to is now someone else's email so I cannot reset. Tried the lost access to email but it still shows the reply to email as another email Help?

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Re: Which 65” OLED TV to get, LG CX or Sony Bravia? - 1 year ago

I assume you are looking at the Sony A90j? You might consider the Sony A80j more as comparable to the Lg Cx. Cx is a very good oled and this years C1 doesn't seem to have much new to offer.

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Re: BETTER butter! - 1 year ago

I think the Trader Joe's butter has great flavor and it is inexpensive. My wife forgets and still buys costco butter which I find has no flavor

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Re: Do a lot of people use middle name as the name to go by? - 1 year ago

My first name is Bruce. Years ago I was hired by a company on one condition that I changed my name. The owners name was Bruce. We had several Jims and Steves but only one Bruce. For 10 years I used my middle name Kevin. It was kind of nice because if I got a call at home asking for Kevin my wife would say "he is not available now. Can I take a message?"

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Upgrade to big Sur? - 1 year ago

My 2017 15" mac book Pro is currently on 10.14.6 and it keeps bugging me to upgrade to Big Sur. what are the arguments against the upgrade?

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Re: hotel in downtown seattle? - 1 year ago

Museum currently closed, reopens March 5th

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Re: PSA Pulse Oximeters - 1 year ago

Just got an Apple watch 6 and the blood ox sensor reads 90 to 94. Test with the doctors finger reads 96 to 98% Unimpressed with the watch so far

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Re: hotel in downtown seattle? - 1 year ago

Seattle downtown core is a filthy ghost town other than the "homeless" and protesters right now

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Re: Component Video Conundrum... Help Needed. - 1 year ago

don't know for sure but component may be disabled. the powers that be hated component because copy right protection was easy to bypass

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Re: Wi-Fi Plug with Energy Monitoring - 1 year ago

I have several of the Hs110's they work well. Size is a little awkward. I use them with a Sense whole home energy montor.

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Re: Sump Pump check valve failed in 2 days. What am I doing wrong? - 1 year ago

could it be that tightening the clamps on the fernco fittings is deforming the back flow valve?

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Re: What are some things you have accomplished or want to accomplish on your bucket list? - 1 year ago

Rode a Whale Shark

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Re: ways and means?!....this new streaming show canceled [ one and done ]...... - 1 year ago

I like the show. I guess the ship crashed on landing.

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Re: Today's announcements talk (spoilers) - 1 year ago

They should call it Iphone 12 retro. I always liked the design of the Iphone 4

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Re: Mmm - Woke Up This Morning With A Hankering For A Cheeseburger Deluxe! - 1 year ago

A Dicks Deluxe and Fries is what I need.

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Re: Apple Watch 6 in the house - 1 year ago

Was thinking about getting a 6 but not having improved battery life killed the deal for me Currently have a Fitbit hr. I like the sleep program and the 5 to 7 day battery life. the stairs tracking use to be good but now it count a set of stirs based on elevation so it thinks I am climbing 50 to 60 flights of stairs per day I think the 6 will get diabetes app to work with the Freestyle Libre 2

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Floor Plan - 1 year ago

looking for recommendations for a basic program to do dimensional drawing of the floor plan of our house

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Re: aio printer rec? - 1 year ago

Thanks for the info. i pushed the purchase back. Cleaned the rollers on my Hp. No more paper jams for awhile

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aio printer rec? - 1 year ago

Need to replace a color laser all in one. current one is hp. Want to try a different brand. Suggestions? I was thinking maybe Canon Mf743cdw

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Re: Am I old? You be the judge. - 1 year ago

isn't that normal? today I started a cup of coffee with the Nespresso. apparently I forgot to put the cup under the spout and it covered the countertop with a nice cup of coffee.

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Re: How they raise cranes on tall buildings - 1 year ago

I am more interested in how they take them down from tall buildings.

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Re: Foreign Accent Comprehension Test - 2 years ago

Linn? QuoteYoyodyne ArtWorks About 30 years ago I was at a trade show and introduced to the founder/CEO of a very influential Scottish hi-fi company. I said “Nice to meet you” and he jovially replied, “Mumple bliernflip snertuntiple” or something like that, as far as I could tell. Everyone around us laughed uproariously, but I had to say “Pardon?” He repeated his seeming gibberish,

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Re: Has COVID-19 caused any change in your behavior? - 2 years ago

yes we were considering going to Hawaii late April or early May decided to postpone and see how the virus moves. on the other hand we live between Kirkland and Mill creek, wa so we are in the center of the covid19 bullseye

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Re: shooting in Seattle - 2 years ago

1dead 7 injuresd What a mess Seattle has become. Right in downtown on Pike between 3rd and 4th. There was another police involved drug shooting a couple of hours earlier near by. Last night there was another shooting a few blocks away [url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/police-responding-to-shooting-near-4th-avenue-and-pine-street-reports-of-multiple-victims sorry I cann

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